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Creating is what it is to be human.
You are a storyteller. We all are. It's what makes us human beings. It began thousands of years ago, communicating with symbols and sounds. We told our stories as autobiographies and mythologies, using our voices, paint, and drums. Now our creative mediums have...
Live inside every moment as if it’s your last.
What's the best advice a therapist ever gave me? "Gentry," he said, "Sometimes, you just gotta say 'Fuck it'." That might not be what living in the moment means to you. Maybe it's some other concept or maybe it's too much to even think about because you're too busy to...
Right now, you are exactly where you need to be.
I'm not on this beach in this photo right now. Though I was recently and it was magnificent. Where I am now in New Orleans is just as important to me as that Nosara beach was then. Where you are right now, in this very moment, is the place you need to be. Why? Because...
Your story is the most important story you know.
The year I was born was the same year The Rolling Stones released "Exile On Main Street". I emerged into the world at a hospital in Bemidji, Minnesota. They told my mom I was dead when I was born. Discovering I was alive, my parents named me after a hitchhiker named...
Do the work. There is no magic spell that helps you create and be successful. It’s about doing the work.
Many have wanted to write an album or a book, but not many do it. Even fewer write multiple albums and multiple books. And even fewer are successful and make a living doing it. This is not a bad thing, because it means that there is room for lots of new creations in...
No matter what you put out for the world, always save something for yourself.
Media campaigns, social media, and creating a platform for you and your work is very important in the 21st century. Lately, we've seen it used for both good and bad causes. But, one of the most important things when it comes to using media is to make sure and save...
Reinvent yourself. Let go of who you were and be who you are.
There is remarkable opportunity in reinvention. Sometimes you have to step back, take a look at who you are, decide who you want to be, then make the changes to be that person. Pivot. Change. Embark. You may have had one career and now you want a different one. You...
Appreciate now.
Now in May 2021, I wish everyone around the world a peaceful and transformative transition from this month and season into the next one! I hope you continue to laugh a lot, create a lot, and feel abundance in the next days, weeks, and months. I hope you have...
Sometimes there’s no reason to ask why. It just is. And that’s perfectly ok.
C'est la vie. That's life. It is what it is. I speak French terribly, but I believe that is a wonderful way to approach life and work. Acceptance of imperfection is what that means to me. Why want perfection? That means we have nothing to improve and nowhere to...
What’s the best that can happen?
I hope you think of everything you have to be grateful for and then ask yourselves, "What's the best that can happen?" This last year has been tough for a lot of people, and many times we ask ourselves, "What's the worst that can happen?" But I like to flip that on...